The commander Nissin Air 10s (Canon) is an advanced commander for wireless flash shooting.It controls up to 8 groups of NAS (Nissin Air System) flash (type Canon) that have a wireless multiple flash shooting function using NAS (radio transmission).
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Nissin Air System (NAS) is a Nissin wirelessly remote control flash light system, designed by Nissin. It consists of a Nissin radio commander (NAS commander) and the Nissin wireless flash (NAS flash) and Nissin radio receiver (NAS receiver) as remote slave units.
Remove the batteries when not in use for a longer period of time. Do not use the Nissin Air 10s to pick up whole camera system when it installed on your camera. To pick up the whole camera system, you should hold the handle of camera body or the lens..
(1) The auto focus assists lamp supports the digital SLR (D-SLR) type camera using optical focus for auto focus only. It does not support other brand cameras, other types of Canon cameras or camera models without our compatibility test. (2) The strap hole made for carrying the Air 10s around the neck.
10s is in the stand-by mode, a blinking signal will be shown on the Pilot Button. To turn on Air 10s again, press any button on the Commander. In case of not in use for over 60 minutes, Air 10s will be turned off completely. To turn on Air 10s again, press Power button on the Commander.
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Default Setting reset Press power on to activate Nissin Air 10s, hold the Pilot button for 5 seconds to reset to factory default setting Default setting: 1. TTL mode: +/- 0EV 2. M Manual mode: 1/256 3. Zoom setting: Manual, 24mm 4.
Air 10s off the hotshoe of camera. CAUTIONS When picking up the camera body or the lens, handle should be used. Do not use the Air 10s as a holder to pick up the whole camera system.
Pairing completed. Nissin flash i60A 1. Switch on your Nissin i60A, hold the "Channel" button for 2 seconds to check and make sure the channel setting in the display is in the "A" Auto channel mode. 2. Turn off the Nissin i60A.
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“A” fully automatic mode), Auto zoom mode and +/- 0EV exposure compensation setting(*). 7. According to the GN value of the flash to set the GN mode of Nissin Air R to high / low output mode (*) (*) Please refer to the instruction manual for the model...
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NAS receiver emit a weak output test flash. (*) Nissin Di700A, i60A ash and Nissin Air R receiver do not support the Channel 1 in Nissin Air 10s. Please use Channel 2 to 8 to pair with those 3 NAS slave unit models.
Group Setting Air 10s, provides individual control of 4 groups (strobes), you can set these 4 groups in different settings. Before shooting, you have to set each strobes to be one of these 4 groups. Nissin Di700A Flash 1. Power on Nissin Di700A and switch to wireless slave mode, press “Set ”...
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Nissin Air 10s Commander 1. Press the Group Selection button on Nissin Air 10s. While the selected group is blinking in the display, press the “Group On/Off ” button. When the group is switched on, the exposure setting value and exposure bar will be appeared on the right side of the group.
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NAS strobes will not be affected by other commanders whenever they are using the same channel in the same location. A slave unit of Nissin flash or Nissin receiver can only be controlled by one and only one NAS commander with pairing in default setting.
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Basic groups and of Advanced groups are a new feature of the NAS system. Nissin Di700A, i60A flash and Nissin Air R receiver do not support support the D group or the advanced group settings. User needs to use the basic groups mode to control them.
2. After completing the exposure setting, press the Group Selection button again to stop the blinking. CAUTIONS TTL auto flash exposure mode of Nissin Air 10s (Canon version) only supports Canon cameras which is finished the compatibility test. More details please refer to the...
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TTL memory (exposure value memory) Switching Air 10s from TTL mode to M mode, the last flash power setting will be saved in TTL control. Flash power value will also remain unchanged in M mode.
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2. Rotate the Operation Dial to increase or decrease the flash power of the group selected. The setting of M mode on Air 10s starts from 1/256 (minimum) to 1/1 (Full), and controlled by 1/3 step intervals. The value digi displayed next to the group only shows the integer step value ( * ) .
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The effective focal length of the mounted lens varies depending on the camera’s image sensors size. Air 10s recognizes the image sensor size of each camera sensor format automatically , users can use auto or manual mode to adjust the optimum flash coverage of...
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Zoom head setting Nissin Air 10s offers "A" auto zoom mode and manual zoom mode. 1. Hold the for 2 seconds. 2. Press the group selection button until the the desired letter(s) blink. Rotate the Operation Dial to change the Zoom head position setting.
CAUTIONS CAUTIONS TTL auto flash exposure mode of Nissin Air 10s (Canon version) only supports If you do not press any group selection button, which means all group letter in the Canon camera. Other brand cameras or camera models without our compatibility...
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Using the power control of "M" Manual mode under HSS, the Air 10s offers 1/32 to 1/1 power range only. If power is set from 1/256 to 1/64+0.3EV, “M” manual power setting will automatically change to 1/32 in HSS mode.
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When the shutter release remote function of MG10(strobe) is on, press the shutter release button on it to trigger the Air 10s. Air 10s will automatically received the signal. Then the focus and exposure of camera can be control by the connected...
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Switch on the Open Mode of all strobes and NAS commanders Press the pilot button on the Air 10s. You will see that each of the paired strobes will fire a test flash. This will confirm that the pairing is complete 3.
Air 10s. 9. Switch on the Air 10s. A LED light inside the Micro SD card slot of Air 10s will blink, it will blink and the light will change orange to red and stop blinking once the update is finished.
Wireless system Radio specifications NAS 2.4GHz ISM band (to obtain technical standards certification) Channel 8 channels (channel setting in Air 10s) Flash Groups 8 groups : A , B , C , D & Ȧ ,Ḃ , Ċ ,Ḋ Transmission distance...
Warranty In case of the following reason of the defect, it may void the warranty. 1. The product is not used in accordance with the instruction of the owner’s manual. 2. The product is repaired or modified by the one who is not an authorized repair service.
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Nissin Japan Ltd., Tokyo http://www.nissin-japan.com Nissin Marketing Ltd., Hong Kong http://www.nissindigital.com Design and Specifications are subject to change without prior notice. C_A10s.Rev.0102.6.0...